Ideal shopping pit stops

Friday 23 December 2005 00:00 BST

Wagamama: quick service

If you love to shop until you drop you can keep yourself going just that little bit longer with one of these restaurants perfect for refuelling on those busy shopping days. Also, check out these three great party pubs.

Wagamama 101a Wigmore Street, W1 The place to get a bowl of noodles, and quickly! Wagamama still heads the list of the cheap and cheerful and despite becoming a large chain with many branches, still pleases. £15pp ex-drinks. (020 7409 0111)

The Kerala 15 Great Castle Street, W1 Pull off Oxford Street into the calm of Great Castle Street and the Kerala. A small, friendly, cheap, family-run restaurant showcasing the delicious food of southern India. £18pp ex-drinks. (020 7580 2125)

Leon 35 Great Marlborough Street, W1 Leon is the modern face of fast food. It may have a sales counter like a burger chain but the food that is dished up is in another class. Fresh seasonal dishes made using carefully chosen ingredients. £20pp ex-drinks. (020 7437 5280)

THREE PARTY BARS By Edward Sullivan

Revolution 2 St Anne's Court, W1 Vodka is the theme and cocktails are the fuel in this ever-buzzing contemporary bar, which fills up quickly in the evenings with Soho office staff out on the pull. A great Christmas party venue. (020 7434 0356)

Keston Lodge 131 Upper Street, N1This funked-up former All Bar One is now an essential, boisterous, pit stop on the Islington social circuit. You can expect extremely close body contact on weekend evenings. (020 7354 9535)

Pacific Oriental 1 Bishopsgate, EC3 This party venue, regularly packed to the rafters and with an atmosphere of youthful exuberance, is the place to chill out after a day in the office with likeminded, young-at-heart revellers. (020 7929 7117)